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• glowlab: 1:100 exhibition
  1 foot of interior space is equivalent to 100 feet of the city...
  July 1st - August 27th
  527 W. 24th

• Solos: FutureShack
  May 14 - October 10, 2004
  The architectural prototype FutureShack, designed by Australian architect Sean Godsell, will be constructed in the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden as part of the summer Solos series.
  Cooper Hewitt Museum, 5th Ave. at 91st St.

• Fresh Paint: Skeptics Touch Here
  July 1-August 6, 6-8pm
  ("fresh" as in "new," "brash" or "unaffected") curated by Koan Jeff Baysa and including lot's of promising artists....
  Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts
  13 Jay Street (in TriBeCa between Hudson and Greenwich)

• Exhibit: "The Future-Shaping Generation"
  July 1st-August 7th, The Center for Architecture
  Sponsored by Metropolis Magazine and Oculus, the publication of the AIA New York Chapter, the exhibit features the work of dozens of emerging architects and designers, including the winner and 17 runners-up of the Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition and the 15 architecture firms profiled in the Oculus Spring 2004 issue "New York Next: Faces of the Future."
  536 LaGuardia Place
  More Info: AIANY Calendar...

• Technology, Public Space Focus of Fusedspace Contest
  Dutch "media collective" Fusedspace hosts a competition to inspire visual artists, designers, and architects to investigate the relationship between new technologies and public space. The winning entry will receive 10,000 euros; other prizes will also be awarded....

• Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser
  The first full-scale museum retrospective ever of Christopher Dresser, a pioneer industrial designer and one of the most influential figures in design of the nineteenth century.
  The Cooper Hewitt Museum
  March 5, 2004–July 25, 2004

• Jack Lenor Larsen @ the Museum of Arts and Design
  Exhibit runs until August 29th
  " The exhibition "Jack Lenor Larsen: Creator and Collector" offers intimate glimpses into the career and collections of the renowned weaver, designer, author, gardener and collector."

• Parson's School of Design
  Monday, May 17 - Saturday, Jul 31
  Architecture, Interior Design and Lighting End of Year Exhibition

Sales

• Qui's One Stop Shop Sale
  July 8th & 9th , 12–7:30pm
  Up to 30% off on Edizioni Qui's collection of furniture, vases and vessels – Italian design
  601 w 26 th St, 1507
  212.691.2240
  More info: http://www.zwickercollective.com/news.html

• Pompanoosuc Mills Summer Sale
  10-15% off all Shaker-esque, solid wood dining furniture
  Through July 3rd
  124 Hudson Street (212.226.5960)

• Smith & Hawken Teak Sale
  Through July 15th

• Home Decorators Collection Anniversary Sale
  10% off 500 items

• ABC Karastan Sale
  Up to 75% off high end Karastan carpets and rugs
  Through July 7th

• Crate & Barrel Summer Sale
  Begins June 18th
  Up to 40% off on selected items

• Horseman Antiques - Manhattan
  They're closing the Hudson street store and retreating to the Brooklyn mothership. Steep discounts on all sorts of vintage, largely wooden furniture...
  121 Varick Street (at Dominick)
  Phone: (212) 462-4055

Craigslist July 4th Weekend Garage Sale Round Up

• Artist Loft Moving Sale - Brooklyn - Saturday
• Stoop Sale -  SoHo
  They say Stoop, but they won't say where!  Call Danny and bug him for his address if your interested: 646 270 4132

Flea Markets

• Chelsea Flea Market
  Saturday and Sunday, 6th Ave from 25th to 26th Street, sunrise to sunset
  Phone: (212) 243-5343
• Hell's Kitchen Flea Market
  Saturday and Sunday, 39th Street, between 9th & 10th avenues, 10am - 6pm